Transitioning from toddler to a tween bedroom

A child transitioning from a child to a tween has its own challenges already, so having a bedroom that they can show the changes in their style would be a great way to mark this exciting time for their growth and development. Not only was this a fun project for me, this definitely acknowledged my daughter’s individuality to create a bedroom she absolutely loves and show off to her friends. The plan was to give her more space in her same bedroom. How does one achieve that? You lift and elevate everything up and make sure that there is floor space. With sustainability heavy in mind, I wanted to upcycle everything so I was very careful when I disassembled her loft bed.

I found pieces of long wood in the curb that looked sturdy enough to hold my daughter’s bed. So I had my husband pick them all up and bring them home. This was actually after a guy from hardware store told me that my plan to elevate my daughter's bed won’t work saying whatever I was thinking of doing will never happen. I am planning to go back and show him the before and after photos. It’s been 6 months now since I’ve done this project. All are still intact and doing good!

First I measured how much I needed to cut from the wood. After cutting I attached them one by one to the loft bed’s drawer to check for stability. Once I realized all this would work I started working. I attached and screwed all the pieces on the top part of the bed slowly and continued drilling & attaching another long wood on each side. After everything was attached, I started working on attaching the slats that would hold the mattress in place.

The pullout study table was kept the way it was but is now positioned right under the bed. The old wheels had lock in them so I was able to put them in place where it won’t keep on moving but can also be moved around, if needed.

For the finishing touches of the bed, I bought this vinyl roll of paper from Amazon and covered the top area of the bed, the study table and the dresser.

Then I painted the rest of her newly lifted loft bed white and painted the whole room white as well. The last time we painted my daughter's room it was all yellow. Let's see how long she will keep this color and how she will maintain it clean.

And here is her finished room. There will be separate posts for how I added her vanity, activity table and other accessories that I added in her room which are all upcycled or made from scratch. Stay tuned for those posts.